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The Advertiser
Radioactive waste dump in SA could be stalled unless indigenous people are properly consulted
The Advertiser
But in a submission to a Senate inquiry, the Human Rights Commission said it was concerned that Adnyamathanha indigenous people near Hawker were unhappy with the consultation process. “This situation requires immediate attention if the consideration of ...

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Reactions to the death of Tony Cooke
The Australian
-"His commitment to Aboriginal Australians was something that I, and so many others, will never forget. I am so glad that I met you, Tony. My deepest condolences to your family and friends" - Federal MP Ken Wyatt. - "A great unionist, person and family ...

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NEWS.com.au
Aboriginal activist writes Anzac Day 'lest we forget' post about 'black genocide'
NEWS.com.au
Ms Jarrett is the same activist who said on Australia Day that murder, rape and genocide were still being committed against black Australians by white authorities who were “like the Ku Klux Klan”. Her Facebook post today said “lest we forget the fallen ...

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NEWS.com.au
Aboriginal activist writes Anzac Day 'lest we forget' post about 'black genocide'
NEWS.com.au
In reference to Anzac Day, Ms Jarrett who describes herself as a “Gumbaynggirr Dunghutti Bundjalung Warrior Woman” says indigenous people are “prisoners of war”. Ms Jarrett is the same activist who said on Australia Day that murder, rape and genocide ...

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The West Australian
Pilbara brothers' war sacrifice remembered
The West Australian
At the onset of World War II, five indigenous brothers from the North West set off to fight for their country, but only three would return home. Brothers Arnold, Edgar, Albert, Elliott and Eric Lockyer, who grew up on Mallina Station near Whim Creek ...

The West Australian
Pilbara brothers' war sacrifice remembered
The West Australian
At the onset of World War II, five indigenous brothers from the North West set off to fight for their country, but only three would return home. Brothers Arnold, Edgar, Albert, Elliott and Eric Lockyer, who grew up on Mallina Station near Whim Creek ...

SBS
The unit that never existed: Indigenous Vietnam vets from secret unit reunite after 45 years
SBS
In December 1972, Goreng Goreng man Steve Collins returned to his grandparents' farm in Eidsvold in central Queensland after a seven-month tour with the 4th Australian Infantry Battalion in Vietnam. His grandparents, who raised him, were overjoyed at ...

The West Australian
Anzac Day 2018: Combined corroboree and haka mesmerises Kings Park crowd
The West Australian
A moving merging of an Aboriginal corroboree and the haka had a crowd of thousands mesmerised at Kings Park after this morning's Anzac dawn service. The performance, involving dozens of performers on the grass near Fraser Avenue, was a poignant symbol ...

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ABC Online
Anzac Day 2018: Perth's Kings Park dawn service includes historic combined haka and corroboree
ABC Online
Hundreds of dancers of all ages took part in the performance, which is believed to be the first time the two dances have been performed together. Their energetic show was watched on by a large crowd that surrounded the performance on all sides, who ...
Anzac Day 2018: Combined corroboree and haka mesmerises Kings Park crowdThe West Australian
Thousands attend Anzac dawn services across PerthThe Sydney Morning Herald
Cultures unite for emotional Anzac Day haka and corroboree9news.com.au

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The Conversation AU
Clarrie Combo, Mrs Brown and Aboriginal soldiers in WW2
The Conversation AU
During the second world war, a young Aboriginal soldier, Private Clarrie Combo from New South Wales, exchanged mail with Mrs F. C. Brown from Loxton, South Australia — a white woman whom he had never met. Very few letters penned by Aboriginal soldiers ...

NEWS.com.au
Anzac Day 2018: Australia remembers
NEWS.com.au
Dr Neuhaus spoke of all the Australian men and women who have fought for their country in her speech this morning but highlighted the often forgotten role of women who have served and died for Australia since the Boer War. She spoke particularly of the ...
Now can Anzac Day return to a day of solemn reflection?The Guardian
Lest we forget, again, our violent frontier pastIndependent Australia
Thousands turn out in Sydney, Melbourne and other cities and towns as Australia pauses to mark Anzac DayABC Online
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CNN
Australia's forgotten indigenous World War II veterans
CNN
Every April 25, Australia commemorates the sacrifices of its military servicemen and women on Anzac Day, including the Indigenous Australians who have fought in every conflict since the Boer War. Originally created to honor the members of the ...

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ABC Online
Anzac Day 2018: Culture connects Kimberley Norforce recruits to Anzac commemoration
ABC Online
These Indigenous recruits in the remote West Australian town of Halls Creek are using their culture to connect with the spirit of Anzac. They carry spears instead of rifles. On patrols they rely more on bush skills than maps and English is often their ...

ABC Online
Anzac Day 2018: Remembering Daniel Hodgekiss 100 years after the battle at Villers Bretonneux
ABC Online
The Australian War Memorial estimates "about 1,000 Indigenous Australians — out of an estimated population of 93,000 in 1901 — fought in the First World War (though the real number is probably higher)." "Daniel was quite remarkable in that he ...

ABC Local
Anzac Day 2018: Indigenous diggers' stories shared through augmented reality app
ABC Local
A new augmented reality app has been developed to share the seldom-told stories of Australia's Indigenous servicemen. Called Dilly Bag, the app works by interacting with the Boys from Barambah exhibition on display at the Ration Shed Museum in ...

ABC Local
Anzac Day 2018: Indigenous diggers' stories shared through augmented reality app
ABC Local
A new augmented reality app has been developed to share the seldom-told stories of Australia's Indigenous servicemen. Called Dilly Bag, the app works by interacting with the Boys from Barambah exhibition on display at the Ration Shed Museum in ...

NEWS.com.au
Now can Anzac Day return to a day of solemn reflection?
The Guardian
It's a you-flew-here-we-grew-here-style of nationalism that long ago inveigled Australia Day, marking the first fleet's arrival in 1788, itself already profoundly exclusive of the continent's timeless, abiding Indigenous heart. For years now I've been ...
Anzac Day 2018: Australia remembersNEWS.com.au
Beyond Anzac: What really shaped our nation?Pursuit
Thousands gather across Australia for Anzac Day dawn servicesSBS
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The Cairns Post
Cairns performer returns to France for centenary of Anzac sacrifice
The Cairns Post
This year's service will mark the centenary of the April 24-25, 1918, battle at Villers-Bretonneux, which claimed 1200 young Australian lives. “It's a huge highlight for me,” says David, who played there on Anzac Day 2017 and again at the Battle of ...
Call for respect on Anzac DaySBS

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The Cairns Post
Cairns performer returns to France for centenary of Anzac sacrifice
The Cairns Post
This year's service will mark the centenary of the April 24-25, 1918, battle at Villers-Bretonneux, which claimed 1200 young Australian lives. “It's a huge highlight for me,” says David, who played there on Anzac Day 2017 and again at the Battle of ...
Beyond Anzac: What really shaped our nation?Pursuit
First woman to speak at ACT dawn service to highlight role of womenBrisbane Times
Anzac Day: Some of us were denied the chance to serveThe Age
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The Australian
Anzac Day: the indigenous fight after war to find lasting peace
The Australian
Taken from his parents as a child, and put into the Stolen Generations brutality of the Kinchela Boys Home in northern NSW, Cook began a long series of lessons about self-identity through an institutional war being waged on indigenous Australia. Even ...